Maintenance Technician

Minerals Technologies Inc. is a global, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a wide range of minerals and mineral-based products and services.

Our products are an essential part of everyday life for millions of people around the world. They are used in consumer goods in paper and packaging, food and pharmaceuticals, household and personal care, pet care, automotives, and many more, as well as in industrial settings like steelmaking, metalcasting, construction, infrastructure, and wastewater remediation.

We are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MTX, headquartered in New York City, and have over 150 locations worldwide, with ~4,000 employees in 34 countries and 12 R&D centers.

We put people at the center of everything we do -- working safely, communicating openly, and managing our resources and businesses responsibly.

Company:  American Colloid Company (ACC), a Minerals Technologies company, is well known for establishing the global standard for premium foundry-grade bentonite and green sand molding materials for the metalcasting industry since 1927.

Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Location: Gascoyne, ND

What We Offer:

• Competitive pay, commensurate with experience
• Health/Dental/Vision plans
• 401k company match
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability & Long-Term Disability
• Educational Assistance
• Employee Assistance Plan

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Prioritizing with the site Self Directed Work team and the supervisor for planned, routine, or emergency maintenance repair to minimize production downtime and maximize production efficiency.
• Troubleshoots and repairs existing blowers, pumps, seals, valves, piping systems, fans, gear reducers, sprockets, chains, belts, bearings, screening systems, ductwork, motors, starters, wiring systems, thermal pneumatic and electronic instruments, thermocouples, circuit breakers, overloads, fuses, start-stop stations, etc.
• Preforms preventive maintenance (PM) inspections and makes repairs of problems found during inspections. Recommends, initiates, and maintains the preventive maintenance programs.
• Applies skills in calibration/repair of process instrumentation such as temperature/pressure transmitters, transmitters, etc.
• Supervises outside contract labor as required, including scope of work planning.
• Preform proficiently in skilled tasks such as welding, brazing, wiring, etc.
• Recommends spare parts requirements and suggested inventory levels. Maintains inventory of all spare parts and initiates purchase orders, receiving and tracking of replacement parts.
• Maintains the Work Order systems as necessary to ensure a smooth transition to a centralized system, and permanent record of equipment history.
• Follows lubrication recommendations for all equipment on appropriate frequency.
• Works with the team to identify and implement recommendations resulting in improvements to the plant safety performance.
• Use of Operational Excellence (lean) techniques for continuous improvement as part of the plant team, including on-going training. Helps drive Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) to drive the plant towards the highest level of performance.
• In addition to the above described duties, as part of a small team the maintenance technician may be requested to perform operation related duties to assist the plant team.

OE/Lean

• This position requires training on OE/Lean

Education:      High School diploma or GED equivalent

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:  

• Work Safely
• Work as a team
• Communication Skills
• Dependable
• Be able to lift 100lbs
• Be able to multi-task

Travel:      Limited

Working Conditions: Physical activity outside all year. 

Work Hours:

• Monday - Friday day shift, call outs, OT, possible shift work, etc.

Safety Training:  MSHA and on-boarding process provided

Federal Applicant Information

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